nearby
adverb or adjective
, ˈnir-ˌ\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for nearby
Synonyms
close, close-up, immediate, near, neighboring, next-door, nigh, proximate
Antonyms
away, deep, distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote
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Examples of nearby in a Sentence
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His wife flagged down a police officer nearby and upon closer look, the package contained cocaine, according to Cheryl Mall, public information officer for the city. — Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian delivered cocaine to Florida beaches," 4 Sep. 2019 Newman was on the driveway of a different home nearby. — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, "Aspiring Nurse and Mom Are Killed in Fla. Home Along With Dog — and Mother’s Boyfriend Is Suspect," 28 Aug. 2019 The craft, called Starhopper, fired up its engine for roughly one minute and soared high above the South Texas landscape before landing upright nearby on Tuesday evening. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "SpaceX's Starhopper prototype soars in 150-meter 'hop test'," 28 Aug. 2019 Price takes divided attention for a virtue, and practically invites a reader to keep a device nearby to flesh out her examples. — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, "Reader, I Googled It," 26 Aug. 2019 Water fans who like the loud, fast thrills of water skis or the roar and spray of personal watercraft should look to a nearby all-sports spot like Cass or Orchard lakes. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Large West Bloomfield lake home has everything, including your own boat," 24 Aug. 2019 Gomez was found in nearby bushes, wounded and unconscious, with a pistol nearby, authorities said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Judge blasts prosecutors over evidence in police shooting trial," 23 Aug. 2019 Thousands of people who planned to camp during three days of Phish concerts at a stadium outside the city will no longer be able to because of concerns that fleas in and around nearby prairie dog burrows could spread the plague. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019 In one astonishing televised scene, a high-ranking police officer denied having seen anyone carrying weapons, while a split screen showed a large group of white shirt thugs nearby were carrying long iron bars in their hands. — The Economist, "Protesters are fighting for an open society," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nearby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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